This template should be added at the beginning of poorly written articles or sections. Ensure to cite specific concerns on the flag article's discussion page.

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This template should be added at the beginning of poorly written articles or sections. Ensure to cite specific concerns with the first argument and possibly also on the flag article's discussion page.

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<pre>{{Poor writing}}</pre>

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<nowiki>{{Poor writing|reason}}</nowiki>

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Flagged articles can be found in [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Poor writing]]. If knowledgeable in a subject, users are encouraged to participate to improve the article or section and remove the <tt><nowiki>{{Poor writing}}</nowiki></tt> flag when finished.

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You can override the default discussion page with a second optional argument:

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<nowiki>{{Poor writing|reason|Talk:Alternative Page}}</nowiki>

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Alternatively you can point to a specific section in the default talk page with the named {{ic|section}} parameter:

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<nowiki>{{Poor writing|reason|section=Section name}}</nowiki>

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Flagged articles can be found in [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Poor writing]]. If knowledgeable in a subject, users are encouraged to participate to improve the article or section and remove the {{ic|<nowiki>{{Poor writing}}</nowiki>}} flag when finished.

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{{Note|The talk page is linked throgh an external link: this is to avoid polluting [[Special:WantedPages]] when the talk page doesn't exist.}}

====Example====

====Example====

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{{Message_box

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<nowiki>{{Poor writing|This is just a demonstration template.}}</nowiki>

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|id = poorwriting

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|signal = [[Image:Tango-mail-mark-junk.png]]

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{{Poor writing|This is just a demonstration template.}}</noinclude><includeonly>{{META Message

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|heading = This article or section is [[Template:Poor writing|poorly written]].

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|message = Please help improve the quality of writing in this article to prevent it from being considered for deletion. ([[:{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|Discuss]])}}</noinclude><includeonly>

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{{Message_box

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|id = poorwriting

|id = poorwriting

|signal = [[Image:Tango-mail-mark-junk.png]]

|signal = [[Image:Tango-mail-mark-junk.png]]

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|heading = This article or section is [[Template:Poor writing|poorly written]].

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|heading = This article or section is poorly written.

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|message = Please help improve the quality of writing in this article to prevent it from being considered for deletion. ([[:{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|Discuss]])}}</includeonly>

Usage

This template should be added at the beginning of poorly written articles or sections. Ensure to cite specific concerns with the first argument and possibly also on the flag article's discussion page.

{{Poor writing|reason}}

You can override the default discussion page with a second optional argument:

{{Poor writing|reason|Talk:Alternative Page}}

Alternatively you can point to a specific section in the default talk page with the named section parameter:

{{Poor writing|reason|section=Section name}}

Flagged articles can be found in Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Poor writing. If knowledgeable in a subject, users are encouraged to participate to improve the article or section and remove the {{Poor writing}} flag when finished.

Note: The talk page is linked throgh an external link: this is to avoid polluting Special:WantedPages when the talk page doesn't exist.